Georgia

Quiet early talks over Jones County data center reshape planning decisions

Quiet early talks over Jones County data center reshape planning decisions

Melissa Palmer
January 2, 2026

Local officials were talking with a prospective data center developer in Jones County months before any formal application surfaced. That...

Vast Augusta, Georgia data center reshapes power use, water demand, neighborhood buffer

Vast Augusta, Georgia data center reshapes power use, water demand, neighborhood buffer

Melissa Palmer
December 29, 2025

A $2 billion data center campus in Augusta is back on the radar, now expanded to six two-story buildings totaling...

Georgia’s open stance on AI data centers reshapes investment and growth

Georgia’s open stance on AI data centers reshapes investment and growth

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Georgia is emerging as an AI infrastructure hotspot even as its broader economy slows. The state is leaning into data...

Rezoning moves forward as Georgia awaits final call on massive data center

Rezoning moves forward as Georgia awaits final call on massive data center

Melissa Palmer
December 23, 2025

Forsyth County’s planning and zoning board is dealing with a proposed 12 million square foot data center, which signals a...

Georgia Data center power deal shifts long‑term costs and risks onto customers

Georgia Data center power deal shifts long‑term costs and risks onto customers

Melissa Palmer
December 22, 2025

Georgia’s PSC just approved a $16 billion, ~10 GW grid expansion largely to serve data centers, locking in a huge...

Local zoning shift lets hyperscale data centers into Port Wentworth, Georgia

Local zoning shift lets hyperscale data centers into Port Wentworth, Georgia

Melissa Palmer
December 22, 2025

Major AI players (Google, Meta, OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon) are actively scouting Port Wentworth for new data centers, signaling real GPU...

AI-driven data center buildout shifts power costs and risks to Georgia customers

AI-driven data center buildout shifts power costs and risks to Georgia customers

Melissa Palmer
December 19, 2025

Georgia Power is asking regulators to approve a $15 billion plan to add 10,000 MW in five years, largely to...

Local Georgia rules now favor data centers over resident concerns in zoning

Local Georgia rules now favor data centers over resident concerns in zoning

Melissa Palmer
December 19, 2025

Port Wentworth just approved zoning rules for data centers despite unanimous resident opposition at the meeting. The ordinance doesn’t greenlight...

Massive Georgia Power gas build tests AI data center assumptions

Massive Georgia Power gas build tests AI data center assumptions

Melissa Palmer
December 17, 2025

Georgia Power just secured a tentative deal to massively expand generation capacity, mostly gas, driven largely by projected AI and...

georgia Film studio plans fade as site pivots toward data center

georgia Film studio plans fade as site pivots toward data center

Melissa Palmer
December 15, 2025

Georgia’s film-stage boom flipped to bust fast, and one Athens studio is now more valuable as a potential data center...